This week I caught a 7 or 8 lb carp on a 4inch perch livebait intended for bigger perch.Fair and squarely hooked in the mouth.
A couple of weeks ago I had an unstoppable run and bite off which I put down to a large eel on light tackle. Now I am not so sure..Carp? There are no pike here.
This got me thinking about other unusual things over the years. Such as.....
Two otter cubs on Wallers Haven romping in my tackle on the bank. I was up to my thighs wading and probably didn't fit a human profile.(some say I never do)
As I was concerned for my sandwiches I tried to shoo them away with my landing net to no avail. Then someone walked along the bank and they were off like a shot.
Other things like.. a great crested grebe surfacing between my waders on the Thames and trying to take a dace I was bringing to hand....
A swift I had to rescue from the drink that flew into my rod as I lifted it to strike....
Twice the sight of a heron ungainly flapping and hovering to take a small fish off the surface. Once in France and once in Hertfordshire....
What are your unusual happenings?
A couple of weeks ago I had an unstoppable run and bite off which I put down to a large eel on light tackle. Now I am not so sure..Carp? There are no pike here.
This got me thinking about other unusual things over the years. Such as.....
Two otter cubs on Wallers Haven romping in my tackle on the bank. I was up to my thighs wading and probably didn't fit a human profile.(some say I never do)
As I was concerned for my sandwiches I tried to shoo them away with my landing net to no avail. Then someone walked along the bank and they were off like a shot.
Other things like.. a great crested grebe surfacing between my waders on the Thames and trying to take a dace I was bringing to hand....
A swift I had to rescue from the drink that flew into my rod as I lifted it to strike....
Twice the sight of a heron ungainly flapping and hovering to take a small fish off the surface. Once in France and once in Hertfordshire....
What are your unusual happenings?